Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-02-22
Local Miscellany.

olF NiSlO.
Independent Fire Company parade
to-day, (Tuesday,) at 2 O'clock.
You need not be- in such big hurry
now-the days are an hour longer.
The auctioneers have put their
throats-in order fer the spring sales.
Judge Green has returned home
from the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Lent begins next Wednesday, the
23d inst, and Easter Sunday will fall
ON April 10th.
A patent has been granted to Capt.
} Joseph T, Hess, OF this county, for a
corn harvester.
Snow fell here the greater part of
the day on Sunday, bat melted nearly
as fast as it fell.
} The rains and mild weather Of the
last few days have caused the buds
10 swell and the grass to grow.
Regular conclave of Potomac Com
mandery, No. 3, knights Tcmplar,
next Tuesday evening, at y o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Baker re-
Gently purchased one hundred acres
of land, near Lectown, of Charles
Jones.
Wanted, few good shoats from
some of our subscribers who would
like to settle their dues to this office
in that way.
Col. G. NJ. Futtcrcr, the genial
Travelling Passenger Agent Of the S.
V. Il. r., of Hagerstown, Md. was
in Charlestown last Friday.
Messrs. Chas. Baylor, Lee Shirley
and Thos. II. Mason, of this county,
attended ball at Alexandria, Va,
recently, given by the young ladies
OF that place.
The average Charlcstown girl will
give vent tos. a little spitetuI word
every time she has to cross our mis-
cradle street crossings at night in wet
weather, and We don't blame her.
Miss Eliza V. Welsh has purchased
OF Miss Emily c. Morris the northern
half of the lot on the southeast corner
of Liberty st. and BIT. Parro avenue,
Snd will erect thrreon nice dwelling.
On Tuesday last, Joe Barnes, q
colorcd boy, about fourteen years of
age, was terribly gored' Ivy an AIdcr-
ney bull belonging to Col. VIM. a.
Morgan, but is expected TO recover.
Arthur Nash, aged about II, while
handling a pistol last week, at his
home in Bolivar, accidentally dis
charged it. The ball passed through
his hand and lodged in the ceiling of
the room.
DR. J. V. Simmons and Maj. C. W.
L. kearsley, of this place, have pur-
chased q. lot in Roanoke, Va, as
agents for 4 company who will erect
factory for the manufacture of ar
tificial ice.
Messrs. Johnson and Henson have
contracted to erect frame dwelling
for Mr.. Jacob o. Tutwilcr; on his lot
ON South Samuel street, and to put
new porch in front Of the dwelling of
Mrs. Milstead.
The Independent Fire Company,
of this town, are arranging for a
grand reunion of fircmcn from the
States of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia, at Is
land Park, on July 18th, next.
Mr.. C. Frank Gallaher, acting for
Mr.. B. f. Lciscnring, has adjusted
and settled small loss on wing of
dwelling of Richard Jackson, colored,
damaged by fire few days ago, and
insured in the Lancashire Co., of
England.
We were pleased to have call,
last Thursday, from our young friend
Chas. J. Locke, who for nearly a year
past has been travelling for the Wal
ter A. Wood Machine Co., through
Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas, with
headquarters at Denver. The west
seems to agree with Charlie, and we
are pleased to see him looking so we'll.
Charles Alexander, colorcd boy
of Bolivar, having kindlcd fire in a
stove, last Wednesday, by aid of coal
oil, thoughtlessly placed the can con-
tanning oil so near the fire as to canse
it to ignite. The can burstcd and the
boy was enveloped in flames, and be-
fore assistance reached him was burnt
SO badly that he died two days later.
Frank P. SPOTS, ayoung merchant,
and Senior Warden of the Masonic
Lodge of Winchester, Va, died sud-
denly Thursday night, of heart dis
ease. He was a nephe W of Mr.. Geo.
w. Spots, of this place. His funeral